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Vehicle 2012 FIAT 500 Pop Hatchback 2004 Mazda RX-8 Automatic
1.3-Liter Renesis(TM) Twin-Rotor Water-Cooled Engine, Front Mounted With Horsepower Of 197@7200 and Torque Of 164@5000 No Yes
1.4-Liter, I4, 16-Valve, SOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Transverse Mounted With Horsepower Of 101@6500, Torque Of 98@4000, Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Head Yes No
2 Front Cupholders, 2 Rear Cupholders; 4 Cupholders Total No Yes
3-Spoke Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel No Yes
4-Speed Electronically Controlled Manual Interactive Automatic Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter No Yes
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes Yes No
4-Wheel Bosch(R) Anti-Lock Braking System No Yes
500-Amp/Hour Battery Yes No
5-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive Yes No
Active Head Restraints No Yes
Alloy Wheels, 16-In. X 7.5-In. No Yes
Aluminum On Interior Door Handles No Yes
AM/FM Radio Seek, Scan and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player; MP3 Player Yes No
AM/FM Stereo With Seek/Scan and 6 Speakers Total; CD Player No Yes
Automatic/Delayed Locking and Automatic Headlights Yes No
Automatic Headlights With Automatic Off and Time Delay Yes No
Automatic High/Low Beam Control Single Projector Beam Halogen Headlights Yes No
Automatic Locking Retractors No Yes
Auxiliary Audio Input Jack Yes No
Battery No Yes
Battery Saver Yes No
Black Grille, Body Side Moldings, Cladding, Chrome Exterior Door Handles and Chrome Exhaust Pipe Yes No
Brake Assistance Yes No
Carpeting In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Carpet Located in Passenger Cabin and Cargo Area/Trunk Yes No
Cigarette Lighter No Yes
Cloth Seats Yes Yes
Coinholder Located On Instrument Panel No Yes
Cruise Control Yes Yes
Daytime Running Lights Yes No
Delayed Power Retention Yes No
Delayed Power Retention System Operates Windows No Yes
Digital Clock Yes Yes
Driver Airbag Yes No
Driver Airbag With Dual Stage Deployment No Yes
Driver Knee Airbag Yes No
Driver Power Seat Adjusts 6 Ways Total Yes No
Dual Body Color Folding Power Adjustable Heated Exterior Rearview Mirrors Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Folding Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Easy Entry Seat Yes No
Electroluminescent Instrumentation No Yes
Electronic Brake Force Distribution No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge Yes No
Fixed Intermittent Windshield Wipers Yes No
Front Active Head Restraints Yes No
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color 2.5 MPH Impact Absorbing Bumpers No Yes
Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers Yes No
Front and Rear Cupholders Yes No
Front and Rear P185/55HR15 BSW All-Season Tires Yes No
Front and Rear Side Head Curtain Airbags Yes No
Front Carpeted Floor Mats Yes Yes
Front Door Mounted Storage Yes No
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors No Yes
Front Dual Manually Reclining Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests and Manually Adjustable Seat Height No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Bucket Seats Driver Side Adjusts 6 Ways Total, Adjustable Seat Height, Passenger Side Adjusts 4 Ways Total, Adjustable Headrests and Fold-Down Center Armrest Yes No
Front Locking Storage In Center Console No Yes
Front Power 257-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 239-mm Disc Brakes Yes No
Front Power 303-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes and Rear Power 303-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Front Power Outlet Yes No
Front Power Outlet In Center Console No Yes
Front Power Windows With Front One-Touch Down Yes No
Front Pretensioners Yes No
Front Pretensioners With Force Limiters No Yes
Front Reading Lights Yes No
Front Seat Mounted Side Airbags No Yes
Front Seat with Driver Manual Memory Yes No
Front Stabilizer Bar Yes Yes
Front Underseat Storage Yes No
Front Vanity Mirror Yes No
Full Length Center Console With Front and Rear Armrest Storage No Yes
Halogen Headlights No Yes
Hill Start Control Yes No
Ignition Key Illumination No Yes
Illuminated Entry Yes No
Illuminated Entry System No Yes
Independent Long-Arm Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Strut Tower Brace and Tokico(R) Monotube Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Multi-Link Beam Rear Suspension With Tokico(R) Monotube Shock Absorbers No Yes
Independent Strut Front Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Instrumentation Includes Digital Speedometer, Fuel Gauge, Coolant Temperature Gauge and Water Temperature Gauge No Yes
Interior Air Filter Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob Yes No
L A T C H Child Seat System No Yes
Leather Located On Gear Shift Knob and Parking Brake Handle No Yes
LEV II Emissions No Yes
Lockable and Illuminated Glovebox No Yes
Lockable Glovebox Yes No
Locking Pickup Truck Tailgate Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning Yes Yes
Manually Interactive Automatic Transmission No Yes
Maplights No Yes
Memory Device Reader Yes No
Metallic Paint (If Selected) No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock, Alarm and Illuminated Entry No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock and Liftgate Yes No
Oil Gauge No Yes
Outside Temperature Gauge No Yes
Overhead Console Storage No Yes
Panic Button Sounds Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag Yes Yes
Passenger Airbag Cutoff Sensor Yes No
Passenger Seatback Storage No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Door Locks Operated Via Key and Remote With Automatic Locking Yes No
Power Liftgate Lock/Unlock Via Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Power Rack and Pinion Steering With Direct Drive Electronic Assist No Yes
Power Window Lockout/Override No Yes
Power Windows With Driver One Touch Down No Yes
Radio Data System No Yes
Rear Air Dam No Yes
Rear Dual Access Panels No Yes
Rear Dual Bucket Seats With Integral Headrests No Yes
Rear Heat Ducts No Yes
Rear In-Glass Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear Seat Pass Through No Yes
Rear Stabilizer Bar No Yes
Rear Window Defroster Yes Yes
Rear Window Fixed Wiper/Washer Yes No
Remote Decklid Release No Yes
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote Keyless Entry No Yes
Remote Trunk/Decklid Release Located On Multi-Function Remote Yes No
Removable Hard Cargo Cover Yes No
Roadside Assistance Warranty for 48-Months, Unlimited Miles, Yes No
SBRP225/55R16 All-Season Tires No Yes
Seatback Storage Pockets Yes No
Seat Mounted Front Side Airbags Yes No
Seat Type=bench Yes No
Second Row Floor Mats No Yes
Selective Locking/Unlocking No Yes
Semi-Independent Torsion Beam Rear Suspension With Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams Yes Yes
Side Head Curtain Airbags No Yes
Spare Tire Credit/Delete Yes No
Steel Wheels, Front 15-in. X 6-in. and Rear 15-in. X 6-in. Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Audio and Cruise Control Yes No
Steering Wheel Mounted Controls For Cruise and Audio No Yes
Tachometer Yes Yes
Tilt Steering Column Yes Yes
Tinted Glass Yes Yes
Tire Pressure Monitor Yes Yes
Traction Control Controlled by Engine Management Yes No
Trip Computer With Trip Odometer Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Trunk/Interior Load Area Light Yes No
Trunk Light No Yes
Variable Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer Yes No
Vehicle Anti-Theft Via Engine Immobilizer and Alarm System No Yes
Vehicle Stability Control System Yes No
Voice Activated Controls For Audio and Bluetooth(R) Wireless Enabled Devices Yes No
Warning Lights Include Coolant Temperature, Door Ajar, Electrical System, Key-In-Ignition, Low Fuel and Oil Pressure Yes No
Warning Lights Include Parking Brake, High-Beam, Check Engine, Battery Charge, Seatbelts, Airbags and Fuel No Yes
Wheel Locks No Yes






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